40% (6 out of 15 correct)
Responses to questions are indicated by the
symbol.
1. Information systems are located only in the Information Systems Department
in organizations.
A. True
B. False
See Chapter Preview (page 2)
2. Information has meaning and value to a recipient.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.1 – Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions (page 5)
3. An organization's information technology architecture is a high-level plan of
the information assets in an organization.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.1 – Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions (page 5)
4. All information systems are computerized.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.1 – Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions (Computer
Based Information
Systems) (page 6)
5. An application program supports a specific task or business process.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.1 – Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions (Application
Programs)
(page 8)
6. Enterprise resource planning systems were able to be developed because the
functional area information systems communicated freely.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.2 – Types of Information Systems (Breadth of Support of
Information Systems)
(page 10)
7. Transaction processing systems are considered critical to the success of any
enterprise because they support core operations.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.2 – Types of Information Systems (Breadth of Support of
Information Systems)
(page 10)
8. An organization's transaction processing systems describe the flow of
materials, information, money, and services from raw material suppliers
through factories and warehouses to the end customers.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.2 – Types of Information Systems (Breadth of Support of
Information Systems)
(page 10)
9. Expert systems attempt to duplicate the work of human experts by applying
reasoning capabilities, knowledge, and expertise within a specific domain.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.2 – Types of Information Systems (Support for Organizational
Employees)
(page 12)
10. Firms are usually able to operate effectively without their information
systems.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.4 – Managing Information Resources (page 16)
11. Organizations have many types of information systems resources from
multiple vendors.
A. True
B. False
See Section 1.4 – Managing Information Resources (page 16)
12. An organization's _____ is a high-level plan of the information assets in an
organization.
A. information technology infrastructure
B. information technology architecture
C. information technology
D. information system
E. computer-based information system
See Section 1.1 – Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions (page 5)
13. _____ include data management, systems development, and security
concerns.
A. IT components
B. IT services
C. information technologies
D. information systems
E. computer-based information systems
See Section 1.1 – Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions (page 6)
14. Which of the following is not a major capability of information systems?
A. perform high-speed, high-volume, numerical computations
B. provide faster accurate communications among organizations
C. allow quick, but expensive, access to vast amounts of data worldwide
D. facilitate data interpretation
E. automate semiautomatic business processes
See Section 1.1 – Information Systems: Concepts and Definitions (Table 1.1)
(page 8)
15. The Wal-Mart checkout point-of-sale terminals are an example of which kind
of information system?
A. office automation system
B. functional area information system
C. decision support system
D. executive information system
E. transaction processing system
See Section 1.2 – Types of Information Systems (Table 1.2) (page 13)
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